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Completion of Phase One of the Otter Tail County Courthouse remodeling project has been pushed back from Feb. 1 to April 15. The extra time will allow contractors to deal with any unexpected issues that may arise from the building's old electrical, plumbing and other systems. Remodeling...

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating Jeffrey Kampsula, 45, of Henning, a suspect in numerous thefts. He was last known to be in the Henning area and had been avoiding law enforcement. People who might know the whereabouts of...

FARGO - A puppy stolen from a pet store here over two weeks ago has been recovered safely in Otter Tail County, according to a WDAY News report. Fargo police told WDAY that the puppy was found by a deputy who was following up on a tip he received that led to the women who allegedly...

Starting Jan. 1, 2013, Otter Tail County buildings, grounds and vehicles will be smoke free. The new policy, approved by the county board of commissioners, will apply to county employees, visitors, contractors and others. County Wellness Coordinator, Janet Lindberg, presented a...

The Otter Tail County board of commissioners, taking a cautious approach on public land expansion, voted 3-2 to deny a Department of Natural Resources request for land acquisition for a wildlife management area at East Lost Lake.  At their June 26 meeting, commissioners stated that...

Emergencies like the June 2010 tornado that struck Almora in southeastern Otter Tail County require financial resources, in addition to manpower. To that end, the county board of commissioners on June 26 approved establishment of an emergency reserve fund of up to $1 million, over...

The Otter Tail County Board unanimously voted Tuesday against issuing an off-sale liquor permit to a private business in Pelican Rapids. Commissioner Doug Huebsch said the board took into consideration that all cities within the county were against the permit, as city budgets heavily...

While the state saw a 7 percent drop in abortions from 2009 to 2010, Otter Tail County saw an increase, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Otter Tail County residents contriubted to 10 of the state's 11,505 abortions in 2010. In 2009, the number was between zero and...

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office is looking into a number of rural Otter Tail County burglaries. According to the sheriff's report, three storage units in Amor were targeted on Saturday, July 9. Each door's padlocks were cut off. It is not yet known if anything was taken during...

The Otter Tail County Emergency Operations Team, with approval from the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners, has purchased 300,000 sandbags to be available to residents. The Emergency Operations Team is working to set up three distribution locations where residents will have...

The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development offers a 502-direct subsidized home loan program that allows very low and low income residents to buy their own home. Applicants may purchase a new home, existing home or build a new home.

The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners voted to provide sand and sandbags for county residents. A total of 300,000 sandbags and poly sheetings will be purchased by the county, in preparation for flooding in Otter Tail County this spring. The decision was made after the Emergency...